Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton, Pennsylvania ranks 958th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Manisa, Jyväskylä, and Wuppertal. Memorable people born in Scranton, Pennsylvania include Joe Biden, Howard Gardner, and Robert Reich. Memorable people who died in Scranton, Pennsylvania include Jason Miller, Peter Steele, and Don Budge. Scranton, Pennsylvania has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many actors, and singers. Scranton, Pennsylvania is located in United States.
Scranton is a city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 census, Scranton is the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Wyoming Valley metropolitan area, which has a population of 562,037 as of 2020. It is the seventh-most populous city in Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1783 and 1989, Scranton, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Joe Biden, Howard Gardner, and Robert Reich. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Scranton, Pennsylvania including Jason Miller, Peter Steele, and Don Budge.
People Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
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Joe Biden
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 86.00
Rank: 3
Howard Gardner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 8
Robert Reich
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 4
Hugh Glass
EXPLORER
1783 - 1833
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 9
Mike Dunleavy
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 7
Jane Jacobs
WRITER
1916 - 2006
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 10
Bob Casey Jr.
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 6
Charles David Keeling
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2005
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 13
Frank Carlucci
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2018
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 14
Lizabeth Scott
ACTOR
1922 - 2015
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 12
Teddy Mayer
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2009
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 15
Michael Patrick King
PRODUCER
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Scranton, Pennsylvania
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Jason Miller
ACTOR
1939 - 2001
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Rank: 1
Peter Steele
SINGER
1962 - 2010
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Rank: 2
Don Budge
TENNIS PLAYER
1915 - 2000
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Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Scranton, Pennsylvania
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ACTOR
1939 - 2001
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Rank: 1
Peter Steele
SINGER
1962 - 2010
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Rank: 2
Don Budge
TENNIS PLAYER
1915 - 2000
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Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Scranton, Pennsylvania were politicians (4), writers (2), actors (2), psychologists (1), and economists (1), while most who died were actors (1), singers (1), and tennis players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, including Joe Biden, Mike Dunleavy, and Bob Casey Jr.. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Scranton, Pennsylvania, including Joe Biden, Mike Dunleavy, and Bob Casey Jr..
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Scranton, Pennsylvania since 1700.
